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MY LITTLE BROTHER’S GIFT OF LIFE

‘I’D SEEN MY SISTER STRUGGLE FOR SO LONG. I WANTED TO HELP’

SHE was 11 when her baby brother was born and she was besotted with him from the start, spending as much time with the chubby, curly-haired little boy as she could.

Chervon Meyer loved him so much she’d do anything for him – but she couldn’t have imagined he’d be the one saving her life years later by literally giving her a part of himself.

Theirs is a tale of faith, hope and love – but it’s also about the wonder of medical science and the power of never giving up.

Chervon (35) is healthy today because her brother, Joshua (24), donated a kidney to her. What makes it even

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